Apple A12X Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2652 vs 2403
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2652 vs 2403

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 61% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
  • 768x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14320 vs 11041
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Jan 2020 vs 7 Nov 2018
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 14320 vs 11041

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2652
2403
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11041
14320
Name Apple A12X Bionic AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
PassMark - Single thread mark 2652 2403
PassMark - CPU mark 11041 14320

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A12X Bionic AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

Essentials

Architecture codename Vortex/Tempest/Chinook Zen 2
Launch date 7 Nov 2018 6 Jan 2020
OS Support iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating 848 925
Processor Number APL1083
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 1.59 GHz 3.0 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 2.49 GHz 4.0 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 8 12
Transistor count 10 billion 9800 million
L3 cache 11 MB
Maximum core temperature 105 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-4266
ECC memory support

Graphics

Execution Units 28
Graphics base frequency 1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency 7

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Sockets supported FP6

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 3.0